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23 July 2009
HMAS Darwin on Talisman Saber 09

HMAS Darwin's Ship's Company goes into Action Stations for a major Damage Counter Exercise as Torpedo Counter Measures are undertaken as part of an anti-submarine warfare exercise for Talisman Saber 09.


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816 Squadron's helo Tiger 80, S-70B-2 Seahawk, conducts a single personnel winching onboard HMAS Darwin.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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816 Squadron's helo, Tiger 80, S-70B-2 Seahawk, hovers off the Port side of the flight deck to conduct a High Air Re-Fuelling with HMAS Darwin.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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HMAS Darwin's Boarding Party Peronnel conduct Fast Roping training, from 40ft up, out of a Seahawk onto the Flight Deck of the ship.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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HMAS Darwin's Boarding Party Peronnel conduct Fast Roping training, from 40ft, out of a Seahawk onto the Flight Deck of the ship.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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HMAS Darwin sails into the close of another day of Talisman Saber 09.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Chris Berrens prepares to make an entry into Auxiliary Machinery Room 1 in attempt to extinguish a "fire", that was made more realistic by training smoke, during a Damage Counter Exercise onboard HMAS Darwin.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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Taking a knee is the most comfortable position for the water wall hose handler before they make the entry into the Machinery Space during a Damage Counter Exercise onboard HMAS Darwin.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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Able Seaman Steward Kristen Wishart attends to a member of the fire fighting team as he simulates a broken wrist injury during a Damage Counter Exercise onboard HMAS Darwin.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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Able Seaman Steward Kristen Wishart attends to a member of the fire fighting team as he simulates a broken wrist injury during a Damage Counter Exercise onboard HMAS Darwin.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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Able Seaman Stores Naval Bob Jope peers around the other Breathing Apparatus Board members, awaiting the fire teams to come out of the Machinery space during a Damage Counter Exercise onboard HMAS Darwin.

(Date taken: 17 July 2009)
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